[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >A simple little example, pushing 3 buttons puts me on the web, i.e., > >Pushing the #1 F-Key opens my Remote Access Control Panel. > >Pushing the return key connects me with my ISP. Pushing the #2 F-Key > >opens NetScape. > >I have Netscape preferences set: "To open the message window first." > >One click on "Get Messages" and there you are. > > > >My OS X rig is not nearly as friendly or as productive. > > > >RHB > >****************** > > Gee, the above sounds complex. I click on the Apple menu and move my > cursor to Eudora. Eudora opens then automatically takes care of > connecting me to the web (via other software), checks and displays my > mail with no further input from me, and I am automatically > disconnected after a set time. No multi-step buttons to push - I > have used one mouse click total. Therefore, I save space on my desk > by using the smallest keyboard I could get, with no F keys. Oh, and > I shut my control strip off too. > > I'm not trying to be a smart a__, but I have tried to tune my Mac OS > 8.6 to be as friendly as can be and I am really pleased with the > simplicity that is possible. I'm using FreePPP along with Eudora and > they serve me well. I run other tasks via Apple Scripts on the Apple > menu. > > JCK > PCP 210 > Yes, back in Fort Worth, one button to "Cowtown.Net" would get me on line ... but here, to avoid previous conflicts, I wait ... while the clunky ISP gets online, before starting NutScrape. RHB
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